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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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