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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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