MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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