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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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