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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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