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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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