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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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