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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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