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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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