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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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