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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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