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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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