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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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