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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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