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
book
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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