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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
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