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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France 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 educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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