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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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