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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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