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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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