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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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