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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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