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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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