MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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