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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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