MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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