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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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