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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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