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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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