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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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