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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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