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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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