MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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