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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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