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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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