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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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