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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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