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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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