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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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