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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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