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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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