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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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