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
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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