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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
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