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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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