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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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