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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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