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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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