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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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