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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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