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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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