MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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