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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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