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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
elearning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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