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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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