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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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