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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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