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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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