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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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