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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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