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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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