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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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