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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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