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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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