MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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