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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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