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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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