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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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