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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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