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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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