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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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