MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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