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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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