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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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