MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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