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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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