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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Libya to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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