MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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