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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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