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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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