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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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