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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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