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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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