MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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