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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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