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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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