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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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