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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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