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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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