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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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