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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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