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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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