MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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