MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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