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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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