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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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