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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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