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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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