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 is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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