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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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