MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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