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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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