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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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