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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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