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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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