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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important 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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