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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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