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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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