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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key 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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