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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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