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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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