MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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