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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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