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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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