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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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