MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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