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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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