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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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