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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online learning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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