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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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