MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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