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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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