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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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