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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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