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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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