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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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