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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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