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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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