MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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