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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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