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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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