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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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