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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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