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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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