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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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