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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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