MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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