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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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