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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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