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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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