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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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