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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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