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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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