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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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