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
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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