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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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