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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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