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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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