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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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