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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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