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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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