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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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