MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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