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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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