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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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