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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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