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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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