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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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