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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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