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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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