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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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