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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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