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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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