MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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