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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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