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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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