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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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