MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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