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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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