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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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