MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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