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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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