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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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