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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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