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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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