MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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