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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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