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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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