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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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