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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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