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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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