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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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