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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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