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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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