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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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