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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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