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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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