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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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