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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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