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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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