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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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