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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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