MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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