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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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