MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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