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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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