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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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