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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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