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
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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