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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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