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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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