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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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