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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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