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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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