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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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