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.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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