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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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