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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important 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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