MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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