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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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