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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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