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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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