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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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