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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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