MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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