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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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