MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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