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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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