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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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