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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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