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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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