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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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