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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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