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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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