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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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