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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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