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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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