MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Barbados to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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