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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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