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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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