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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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