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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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