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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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