MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses 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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