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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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