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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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