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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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