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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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