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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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