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
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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