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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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