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
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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