MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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