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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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