MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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