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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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