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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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