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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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