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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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