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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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