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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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