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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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