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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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