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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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