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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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