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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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