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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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