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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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