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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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