MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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