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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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