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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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