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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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