MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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