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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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