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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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