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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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