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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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