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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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