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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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