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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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