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
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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