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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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