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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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