MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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