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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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