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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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