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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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