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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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