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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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