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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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