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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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