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
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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