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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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