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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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