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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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