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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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