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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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