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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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