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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about 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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