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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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