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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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