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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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