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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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