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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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