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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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