MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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