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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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