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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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