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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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