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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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