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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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