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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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