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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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