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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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