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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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