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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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