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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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