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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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