MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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