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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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