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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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