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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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