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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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