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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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