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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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