MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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