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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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