MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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