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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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