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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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