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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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