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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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