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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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