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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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