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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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