MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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