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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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