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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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