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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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