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 is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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