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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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