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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
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