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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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