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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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