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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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