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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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