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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key 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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