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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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