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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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