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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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