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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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