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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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