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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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