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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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