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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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