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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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