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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guam to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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