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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Oman to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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