MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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