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.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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