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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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