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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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