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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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