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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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