MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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