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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key 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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