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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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