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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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