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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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