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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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