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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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