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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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