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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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