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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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