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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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