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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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