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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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