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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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