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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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