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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
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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