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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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