MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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