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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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