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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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