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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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