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.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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