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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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