MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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