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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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