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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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