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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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