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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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