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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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