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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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