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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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