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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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