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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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