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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
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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