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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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