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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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