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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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