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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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