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.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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