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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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