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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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