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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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