MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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