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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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