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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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