MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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