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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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