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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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