MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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