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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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