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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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