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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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