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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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