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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Libya to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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