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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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