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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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