MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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