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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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