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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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