MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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