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
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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