MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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