MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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