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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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