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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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