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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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