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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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