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
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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