MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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