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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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