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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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