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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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