MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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