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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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