MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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