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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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