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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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