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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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