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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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