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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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