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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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