MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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