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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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