MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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