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
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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