MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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 is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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