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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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