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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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