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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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