MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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