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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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