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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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