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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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