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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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