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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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