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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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