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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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