MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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