MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key 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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