MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning enable
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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