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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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