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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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