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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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