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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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