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
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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