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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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