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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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