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
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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