MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
