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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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