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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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