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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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