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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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