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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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