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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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