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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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