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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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