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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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