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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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