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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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