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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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