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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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