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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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