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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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