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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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