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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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