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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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