MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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