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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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