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.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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