MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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