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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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