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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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