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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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