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 is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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