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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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