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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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