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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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