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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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