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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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