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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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