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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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