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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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