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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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