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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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