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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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