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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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