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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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