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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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