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
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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