MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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