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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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