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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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