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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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