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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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