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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
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