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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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